Assistant Professor of Precision Forestry Dr. Tao Liu is an Assistant Professor of Precision Forestry in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia. He develops and teaches courses in remote sensing, digital image processing, and GIS programming, while leading research efforts that apply deep learning and geospatial technologies to environmental monitoring and forest management. His work has addressed topics such as forest health monitoring, biomass estimation, wildfire forecasting, and crop mapping. Before joining UGA in 2025, Dr. Liu was an Assistant Professor at Michigan Technological University and a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He holds a Ph.D. in Geomatics and an M.S. in Statistics from the University of Florida, an M.S. in GIS Engineering from SUNY ESF, and a B.S. in Forestry from Northwest A&F University. His research has produced influential publications in areas including remote sensing, object-based image analysis, and deep learning applications for environmental systems. Education: Ph.D Geomatics, University of Florida, 2018 M.S. Statistics, University of Florida, 2018 M.S. RS and GIS Engineering, ESF State University of New York, 2014 B.S. Forestry, Northwest A&F University, 2011 Research Research Interests: Remote sensing and digital image processing Deep learning applications in environmental monitoring Precision forestry and forest health assessment Biomass estimation and wildfire forecasting GIS programming and geospatial analytics Crop mapping and land cover classification
